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Every year Zach and I take a tractor ride around the property gathering greens for holiday décor. I used to buy them. Then it dawned on me that we are lucky to have a pretty large selection of wild conifers around our property.

We have some pine trees in the front yard, some bristly spruces (blue and green) and a few wild Junipers and some Cedar trees that grow along the wood line.

I’ve had the idea to plant a Christmas Cutting Garden for quite a while. I have a Pinterest Page devoted to all the plants that I’d eventually like to add. A selection of evergreens planted just for the purpose of cutting for Christmas arrangements.

It has also been in the back of my mind that this could be a source of income during the month of November and December, a time when the garden isn’t producing. It would be a great way to extend the growing/selling season. Evergreens grow rather quickly and if you were only growing the plants for smaller arrangements the greens would be ready to trim in just a few years.

You could also make this work on a small plot of land. It would be like a miniature Christmas Tree farm, without all the required acreage.

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Here is a selection of plants that I have plans to add to my Christmas Cutting Garden over the next couple years. Last year I planted my first tree in the cutting garden, this small Concolor Fir. The needles have an amazing fragrance of orange! It is perfect for Christmas! Below are a few more great additions.

The Balsam Fir- Is a fragrant tree with short, waxy needles that are soft to the touch. The branches tend to lay flat so they make great structural greens that work well in the background with other embellishments on top.

Artic Fire Dogwood – is an amazing bush/tree where the bark of the tree turns cherry red. It adds height and an interesting architectural focal point to any arrangement.

White Pine- has long feathery needles that add a soft woodsy feel. It softens the design of otherwise rigid conifers.

Winterberry- A cluster of these fire-red berries look cheerful in any wreath.

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